Category: Birds
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Brazilian Ruby (Brazilian Hummingbird)
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Hummingbirds are awfully difficult to shoot in a photo: They move fast, they never stay put, they’re small. But they are so beautiful. Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda, Colibri rubis-émeraude). Brazil, 2007.
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Bare-faced Ibis, Whispering Ibis
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Bare-faced Ibis, whispering ibis (Phimosus infuscatus, Ibis à face nue). Brazil, 2007.
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Rufous horneo, finally visible
For those of you who had been disappointed not to be able to see the photography of the Rufous Hornero, I want to tell that I’m back from my trip to South America and I have been able to repair the image.
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Red-capped Cardinal
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis, Paroare rougecap). Brazil, 2007.
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How to identify birds?
After having shot a few hundreds (er… a few thousands) photos in Brazil, I ended up with a stack of images. Some were easy to label. Some were less esay to label. Particularly, for wild birds, the problem is to quickly determine the species that is appearing on the photo. Several solutions are open to…
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Red-crested Cardinal
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata, Paroare huppé). Brazil, 2007.
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Parrots and parakeets, Brazil
Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva, Amazone à front bleu) Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus, perruche moine or conure souris or conure veuve) Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday, Conure nanday) Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri, Toui à ailes jaunes) Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them Parrots and parakeets are found everywhere in South American forests. For me, it…
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Rufous hornero
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus, Fournier roux). Brazil, 2007.
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Brazilian bird
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